Mitch’s Monday Meet Review Episode 3: College Conference Championships Edition
Mitch Bowmile is back with his weekly roundup of swimming competition. This week, Mitch tackles the college conference championships that happened across the country last weekend including the men’s ACCs, men’s Big Tens and women’s Pac-12s.
2014 Pac-12 Women’s Championships: Final Day Real-Time Recaps
Arizona’s Margo Geer is the defending NCAA Champion, and it’s she, not Missy Franklin, who’s in control going into the women’s 100 free final.
2014 Women’s Pac-12 Championships: Cal loads up on A finalists on final morning
Arizona’s Margo Geer leads a loaded 100 free field that includes Cal star Missy Franklin and 50 free champion Kasey Carlson.
2014 Pac 12 Women’s Championships: Day 3 Finals Real-Time Recaps
Thanks in part to some untimely Cal DQ’s, Felicia Lee and the Stanford Cardinal enter day 3’s finals session with a lead at the Pac-12 Championships. She’s the top seed headed into the 100 fly early in the meet and will look to help Stanford maintain their lead.
2014 Pac-12 Championships: Cal makes a run at day 3 prelims
The Golden Bears put 13 swimmers up, almost double what Stanford or USC had this morning. They’ll need to make the most of it, though, as they trail Stanford by over 100 and USC by almost 50 after last night.
2014 Women’s PAC-12 Championships: Real Time Recaps Finals Day 2
USC has two of the three individual top seeds for tonight. We will see if the Trojans can hold their places amongst a deep PAC-12 field.
USC Takes Two of Three Top Seeds on Thursday Morning at Women’s Pac-12 Championships
USC’s Stina Gardell leads a strong group of 200 IM’ers into tonight’s Pac-12 final.
2014 Women’s Pacific-12 (PAC-12) Conference Championships Fan Guide
Stanford will look to defend their 2013 title against very strong Cal and USC teams.
Missy Franklin up for Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year
6-time 2013 World Championship gold medalist Missy Franklin has been nominated for a Laureus World Sports award, joining five other female superstars from various sports on the just-released nominee list.
Pool Record and 95-point Victory For Cal Men Against Rival Stanford
Dave Durden’s Cal Bears won in convincing fashion over rival Stanford 169-74 Saturday morning at the Avery Aquatics Center
Missy Franklin and Mallory Weggemann Discuss The Current World Premiere
The documentary film features Mallory Weggemann, Missy Franklin, Anthony Robles, Grant Korgan, Leo Morales, Jesse Murphree and David Hosick. (Video is courtesy Jeremy Snyder, The Factory Agency.)
Carly Geehr’s on-deck report: Stanford Women Overpower Cal at Home, 167-133
Missy Franklin won 3 events, but Stanford swam away with a decisive victory less than 2 weeks out of the Pac-12 Championships.
#5 Stanford women hand #1 Cal its second loss in three meets
Felicia Lee won a pair of touchouts, as did her teammate Maya DiRado. Those close races powered Stanford past top-ranked Cal at home in the final dual of the season for both squads.
Mallory Weggemann; Missy Franklin to Attend Premiere of “The Current” Documentary in Boulder on Sunday
2012 Paralympic gold medalist Mallory Weggemann, who is a 13-time World Champion as well, is one of the stars of the new documentary “The Current.”
Cal rebounds from upset USC loss by topping UCLA on the road Saturday
The Golden Bears got a pair of wins from Missy Franklin to top UCLA a day after enduring a surprise beatdown at USC.